Rp 20b hotel tax unpaid

Rp 20b hotel tax unpaid

JAKARTA (JP): Several hotels and restaurants in the city have
yet to pay their taxes that were due last year, amounting to
between Rp 15 billion (US$1.3 million) and Rp 20 billion all
told, a councillor revealed on Friday.

One of them is "SH", a star-rated hotel located at a prime
site on Jl. Jend. Sudirman in Central Jakarta, which has not paid
its tax totaling Rp 5 billion, said Amarullah Asbah, chairman of
the City Council Commission C for city revenue.

"It could be considered a tax swindle," Amarullah of the
Golkar Party told reporters after meeting with officials of the
City's Revenue Agency.

It is still unclear why the hotel has not paid the tax, which
should have been done in the 1999/2000 fiscal year.

Amarullah said the city has 208 non-starred and starred
hotels, and 2,421 restaurants, including cafes.

For the 2001 budget, the city administration aims to secure Rp
224 billion from hotel taxes and Rp 116 billion from restaurant
taxes. (jun)